Esquire's '20 Bottles to Buy the Boss, Regardless of Inclination'

December 14, 2012

There are two kinds of boss: bosses who drink whiskey, and bosses who don't. Oh, and we suppose there are also bosses who deserve presents and bosses who don't. For the ones who do, we've got bottles — the whiskey kind, and the other kind.

Contributed photo

1of21

Whisk(e)y Drinkers:

The Boss Who Takes You Fishing

Toiteach means "smoky" in Scots Gaelic. Normally, for a whisky from the smoke-happy island of Islay, such a thing would be entirely unremarkable. The Bunnahabhain distillery, however, has always prided itself on its unpeated malts; this intensely warming whisky proves they can swing both ways. Bunnahabhain Toiteach single-malt Scotch whisky ($81).

Toiteach means "smoky" in Scots Gaelic. Normally, for a whisky from the smoke-happy island of Islay, such a thing would be entirely unremarkable. The Bunnahabhain distillery, however, has always prided itself on its unpeated malts; this intensely warming whisky proves they can swing both ways. Bunnahabhain Toiteach single-malt Scotch whisky ($81).